# Accident 20020820026389A: Beech 95B55, Jacksboro, TN, August 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2002, 11:03 local time
- Place: Jacksboro, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3361° N, 84.1253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3361&lon=-84.1253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N132WM-2003-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020820026389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON AUGUST 20, 2002, ABOUT 1103 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-55, N132WM, REGISTERED TO A STUART GALE BROOKS OPERATING AS A 14CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED IN NORRIS LAKE, LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES EAT OF CAMPBELL COUNTY AIRPORT, JACKSBORO, TN. (JAU), AFTER CANCELING AN IFR PLAN WITH ATLANTA CENTER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WARREN COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, MCMINNVILLE, TN. (RNC) AT 1030. A WITNESS STATED HE HEARD A TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE APPROACHING. HE THEN HEARD A SOUND AS IF THE AIRPLANE LOST AN ENGINE. HE LOOKED UP AND OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE DESCENDING IN A 75 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ALTITUDE AND CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF INDIAN RIVER BOAT DECK. THE WRECKAGE OF N132WM WAS LOCATED IN 45 FEET OF WATER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED TO THE FULL DOWN POSITION. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS CONFIRMED FOR PITCH, ROLL & YAW. WITNESS' STATED THAT THEY SAW A LARGE FUEL SLICK IN THE LAKE AT IMPACT SITE. A THOROUGH INSPECTION AND TEAR DOWN OF BOTH ENGINES REVEALED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE THROTTLES FOR THE LEFT ENGINE WERE IN THE OFF POSITION BUT THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS NOT FEATHERED. MEDICAL EXAMINER STATED IMPACT KILLED PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL02FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA160), Aug 20, 2002: Beech BE-55 (N132WM), Jacksboro, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation due to a heart attack resulting in a loss of control and the subsequent in-flight collision with a lake.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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